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- Title
Single and in combination antiepileptic drug therapy in children with epilepsy: how to use it.
- Authors
Oliva, Claudia Francesca; Gangi, Gloria; Marino, Silvia; Marino, Lidia; Messina, Giulia; Sciuto, Sarah; Cacciaguerra, Giovanni; Comella, Mattia; Falsaperla, Raffaele; Pavone, Piero
- Abstract
Treatment of childhood seizures is a pressing challenge within neuropediatrics because of its severe impact to the children and families affected by these debilitating disorders. It is of upmost importance to make an early diagnosis, to start a promptly treatment, to use therapy and dosage of the drug appropriately, based on the specific epileptic type and epileptic syndrome. Single therapy with appropriate dosage is the main approach to treatment. When the drug is the cause of an idiosyncratic reaction it is advisable to replace the suboptimal seizure response with another antiepileptic drug, combined therapy with two antiepileptic drugs is also a viable option. In childhood, polytherapy using more than two antiepileptic drugs remains controversial because the harm of interaction with deleterious drugs could potentially replace the damage caused by the seizures themselves. The use of three or more antiepileptic drugs should be limited to epileptic seizures that are particularly resistant to drugs and when non-drug antiepileptic therapies have failed. An approach to the difficult topic of epileptic treatment in childhood is reported. Key point: mono vs polytherapy in epileptic children; single and alternative therapy in epileptic children; use or three or more AEDs in children.
- Subjects
COMBINATION drug therapy; EPILEPSY; CHILDHOOD epilepsy; CHILDREN with epilepsy; ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG dosage
- Publication
AIMS Medical Science, 2021, Vol 8, Issue 2, p138
- ISSN
2375-1576
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3934/medsci.2021013